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The Weekly Star,
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WM.H, BERNARD, Editor and Prop'r.
WILMINGTON, N. C.
li'BiDAT1, - October 7, 181,
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PLAIN
WOHDS FHO.W A HEPCBll
CAW ORGAN. j
The Chicago Inter Ocean is odQ
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of the half dozen great newspapers
of this "country. It ia a Protection
Republican paper out and out. jit
copies some criticisms of the Stab
upon its course and replies at length.
It denies the charge we brought
against!
i.
it as hating the South and
anil npvpr nraimni? Democratic men
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or measures. The Stab would not
bie nnjost. It admires the superior
ability and great enterprise of the
Inter Ocean but it dislikes its Radi
calisra
and the bitterness that has
characterized
it.
But let it be
heard
It says:
Not
once or twice,
but often, has! it
nmiiipd Democrats, and
whenever it could
it hnn nraised Democratic measures. For
example,it was nearly In accord with 8en
ator Beck's silver bill; Jt praised Senator
Pugh's courage in speaking on behalf of
the American policy Of protecting home
industries; it praised Ihe two Southern
Democratic Senators who voted for subsi
dies to American ocean mail carriers; it
warmly1 approved Mr. Tilden's letter on the
necessity of coast defenses; only a few
days agO it gave President Cleveland credit
for the patriotic tone of his Philadelphia
speech. J'
When you examine those favora
ble expressions you
will see that it
was not an indorsement of Dem
cratic
measures at all. Senator
Beck's
bill was popular with both
parties, in the Northwest. It
was
notTa
J Democratic measure, strictly
speaking, as the President, his Cabi
net, and all of the Eastern and Mid
die States opposed it. Many South
ern Democratic papers were against
it. TWe Inter Ocean merely praised
it because- it set ! forth Western
views of the currency. It praised
Pugh'i speech because it was in
favor of a Republican War measure.
There is no Democracy in that. It
praisec two Southern Democrats for
going ugainst their own party in the
subsidy business. There is richness
just there. It praised a deserter
and then calls that praising a Demo
crat and a Democratic measure. Bah !
It even liked Mr. Tilden's letter. And
why? Because it would relieve the
Treasury of some fifty or a hun
dred millions of surplus and
thereby stop the clamor for a reduc
tion by Tariff reform. The Inter
Ocean,
you must bear in mind, is
it, and all the time a Protec
first, la
tion organ, It has an eye always to
the main chance. As to the patriotio
speech pf the President it could as
easily praise that as it would a Sun
day Gcepel sermon, as there was not
any party politics in it. So the praise
of the jible Chicago paper does not
amount to much of either Democrats
or Democratic measures.
If the reader thought the Stab
misrepresented the Strong Govern
ment tendency in the North, and the
(lisnnsitinn tn hint. nnf. fJi-inotif nfinnal
limitations, read what follows. The
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Inter Ocean thus replies to the Stab:
' "But the Inter Ocean ever has, now does,
ever will, proclaim that Vie condition of
peace is tjie acceptance of ihe National idea
and an abandonment of State sovereignty,
as expounded by Jeff Davis, though not,
as the Morning 8tar would have it, "of
local self-government." The solidification
of the States into a Nation was the effect of
the war; it was a sequence of "uncondition
al surrender." Until the rebellion was
upon them the people hadno realizing sense
of what the fathers of the Republic meant
when they framed the government for the
whole people. And as is complained of
Vt7 It). VTT) a t xrn SrriT) an 1n tha
South, or any considerable part of it, has a
policy which magnifies the State at the ex
pense of the Nation, so long will the Re
publican party be found waging war with
out truce or terms." -
There now, that is plain enough.
A full reply to this will be found in
the several recent editorials in the
Stab on the Constitution. Judge
Miller, !a staunch Republican, in his
Constitutional Centennial address.
says there is the same necessity now
of maintaining the old construction
and theory of reserved rights of the
States as there was in the oast. We
commend tbe address to the atten
tion of
the Inter Ocean and thank it
'plainly acknowledging the
for so
purpose and plan of the Republican
party. Unless the South accepts
the Consolidation idea there
is no peace. Unless the South
turns i is back upon the past, ignores
the teachings of, history and the ex
act language of tbe Constitution, and
forgets all of the lessons of the ablest
Southern statesmen and writers upon
Constitutional limitations and accepts
in good faith the Republican dogma
that the war destroved thn f!nnatitn
' tion, yolidified the States into a Na-
ion,"jthus practically wiping out all
State lines and making them mere
i provinces or counties, use tbe coun
i ties in England, there Bhall be no for
given ess or peace. Such is the real
issue and meaning of the Republi
can demand.
The South has manliness, virtue,
and enough of "courage of oonvio
tion" to withstand all threats of war
and a 1 overtures of surrender -at the
price Df principle. ; This is a Consti
tutional Government. - This is a re
publican, democratic, free Govern,
lrnlated bv law. The South
wift lie f aithfuj to the Constitution re
carding it . as the bulwalk of all
freedom, the citadel of a people's
strength, the breakwater of despo
tism' They will Btand by their con
victions in peace as' they stood by
their conviotions in war. j I
It is easily seen why ex-President
Davis is so cordially hated by Repub
lican doctrinaires. He has produced
an argument in justification of the
South that has never been answered,;
that ! cannot b answered. With;
Davi s, Stephen's history and BledJ
soe's masterly work oni Davis, and
the Southern man is so fortified that
be can always successfully withstand
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all assaults upon his defenoes come
from what quarter they may.
THE IMPORTANT QUESTION FOR
if WILMINGTON. j: ,
It is very hard to be acourate. Tbe
Fayetteville Observer complains that
the Stab attributed the article to it
that proposed New Bern as the ter
minus of the Cape Fear and Yadkin
Valley Railroad. It says: j j
"We are not disposed1 to be captious, but
we do think that the Stab, after its first
mistake, thould have been sure it jras right
before it erred agaiul , The Observer be
lieves now and has always believed that
the port of Wilmington wan the natural
terminus of the C. F. & T. V., and if the
views of the f citizens pf Wilmington, are
not with us, then we regret it on their ac
count." - ; j
We learn from it that the article
was signed "Cumberland, " As men
tioned before we did not see it until
it was copied into the j Greensboro
Patriot and attributed to CoL Green.
We 'did not mean to saddle tbe views
upon the editor of tie Observer. We
intended to say that we hoped that
the jriews, &o., ! would j not become
those of the writer ;in the Observer.
We 'did not really know whether it
was a communication or an editorial.
It will be seen above that the Ob
server itself is altogether favorable
to Wilmington as tbe proper termi
nus of the C. F. & jr. V. We are
glad that the important assistance
and advocacy. of the Observer are
given to the completion of the very
important road to this admirable en
trepot. The Observer says and the
friends and enemies of extending the
road to Wilmington would do well
to consider it:
"The article in question proposed a con'
nectlon or the Q F. & Y. V. at Sanford
wiih the AtlanliG & North Carolina road,
which would be a seriom blow to Fayetie-villt;!-
We published it, not because it co
incide i with our Views, but as a matter for
others to consider. Bat the road mu t seek
a po l. and the syndicate under whose
iniovtmeal it is will decide tbe question,
and tQut qaestionj will be determined prin
cipally by tbe material aid which may be
offered. The North Carolina & Atlantic
road was built by Governor Morehead and
his representatives, who are a part of the
syndicate, have considerable inter
est in its welfare, and we be
lieved that the cold shouldtr given them by
tbe people of Wilmington might be the
cause of their seeking another outlet. It is
said that the terminal rights and require
ments to get to Wilmington will cost from
$150 030 to $350,000, and, unless this sum
ia assured, there is not a bright prospect of
the road b--ing built there This is the talk
we bear: it can be taken for what it is
w .rtn. The C F. & Y V. syndicate feel
that they have one of the most important
and desirable roads to the State, and that
whenj completed to Mt. Airy and connected
with the Norfolk & Western it will be worth
The Goldsboro Argils and New
Bern
Journal, two
dailies, are very
much in earnest in
deflecting the
road
from Wilmington and extend
ing'it from Fayetteville to Golds
boro, or from Sanford to Goldsboro,
thenc e to New Bern, and Morehead.
It is jmparatively a short shoot
from either Fayette rille or Sanford
to reach the road running to New
Bern and thence to Morehead.
On tht 9 oh of this mouth a meet
ing of very great importance will be
held at Mt. Airy. The question
may )e then settled definitely as to
whether tbe C, F. & Y. V. shall be
extended to this city, or be con
structed to Charleston or to More-
head If Wilmington is silent or in-
different, atid satisfies itself with tbe
oft beard delusive cry "It is bound
to come here") -it will wake up some
fine October morning and; find itself
without the road or
tbe 'road. I
any prospect of
It is almost certain that thamuch
talked of road to Smith vilie or South -
port
will be built,
the money has
We understand
been subscribed
that
and
of
that. there is Scarcely a doubt
the construction of the road.
With this road on one side, and thn
roacj from Sanford Extending on the
other side in direct communication
with. Morehead and Wilminarton
will, be in a "nice pickle."
The Argus thinks that the fishing
industry of tbe Morehead and New
Bern section would be immensely de
veloped if there was railway connec
tion with the C. fj. & Y. V. The
Greensboro Workman thinks it will
be soon known as to the real value of
the supposed deposits of anthracite
coa near the upper! terminus of the
C. F. & Y. V. Road. If the coal is
there, it thinks there will be very lit
tle trouble in finding a terminus near
the sea.
We repeat, that
Wilmington can
be made the great coaling station be
tween Norfolk and the Gulf. In fact
it has advantages over Newports
News . and Norfolk. Wilmington
must have direct, air hoe connection
with the Northwestern section of our
Stale and beyond: j It must have
direct i connection j by rail with
the.: Onslow j and Pender and
Jones and Craveni Let us be awake
ani doing. Other
cities and towns
arej reaching out their arms to em
brace States and even the continent
They say "the whole boundless con
tinent is ours." Large views and
corresponding action will be sure to
result jn noble achievement and im
portant ends. ;Says our bright and
vigorous young contemporary, the
woiasooro Argus,
"The cltv that ia unwilling to aid in the
const ruction or bettering of, the highways
mat Jeaa to ana from lis maraets. wneiner
thpv hfvrlirt water or
iron ways, because
that the outlay will
it is not demonstrable
hrlna In a lnr n tiirpot inenmn in rtronor
tion to the outlay, has no public spirit, and
is doomed to the lot of all towns that have
no public spirit, that is, slow progress and
early decay. A generous, unselfish, heroic
disposition is necessary to all high endeav
or, ana great acnievement.
F. 2?. 2?.
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-.arga mud Kotbu-laatlc neetlnc En
I doralng (be Action orltbe Commit-
M-C..::-. IfrU'"'-
A large and enthusiastic meeting of
the citizens generally met last night
at the City Hall to discuss the Cape
Fear and Yadkin Valley JR. R. ques
tion. - . -: j-1-.' . I
j It was moved by Mr. J). G. Worth
that Judge O. P. Men res be called! to
the chair, and. it wils carried unani
mously, j' ' - ! j. ,:-::" J. ' '
Judge Mearcs on taking the chair
said that all were assembled to hear
a report of the conkmittee recently
appointed, and that it was to most im
portant matter. B e moreover skid
that this city had the reputation of
being the cradle of internal improve
ments in the past nnd he wished her
to sustain that reputation. He then
paid a touching tribute to those who
had figured so conspicuously in for
mer times when the I interest of Wil
mington was at stake. Judge Meares
also stated that hej like many others,
was not infavor of the road at first.be
cause the credit of the city was about
to be tested in the funding of the
city bonds, but sinco that had been
dnriA so sat i sf an tori lv : and the Cane
Fear and Yadkin valley were making
rapid strides westward,; and that a
westward connection was assured he
was now heartily in favor of it.
Judge Meares also spoke of
the
benefits our city w
having this road, as
uld receive
by
us
it would put j
in easy communication
with Cinein-
nati and enable that city to have
a
direct route to the West Indies
via
500
Wilmington, which
would be
miles nearer than any other route
and would be of vast benefit to bur
city, for we could.
then be a
great
shipping point, and
our trade would
not by any means be confined 1 to the
West Indies.
After this it was
moved and carried
that the representative's of the city
press be asked to act as secretaries.
The committee,
Messrs. D. G. Wort-h,
W. A. French, F.
Pembroke Jones, in
consisting of
J. W. Atkinson,
Rheinstein and
lade their report
through Col. J. W
Atkinson, Was
as follows:
The undersigned.
a committee
ap-
pointed by a meeting of citizens, held
at the Produce Exchange on the 29th
day of September ulto., charged with
tbe duty of presenting to this meet
ing the importance of securing the
extension of the Cape Fear & Yadkin
Valley Railroad to) Wilmington, re
spectfully report: I '
It being apparent! that earnest ef
fort is now being made to divert this
road from this, its! natural outlet to
the sea, and place elsewhere the tide
water-terminus or this line of rail
way, it behooves our! people to bestir
themselves lest the advantages which
must follow !upon securing to Wil
mington the connection With this inl
ftortant State roadj
ishment here of its
and the estab-
depots, be lost
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i We, therefore, respectfully recom
mend the adoption of the. following:
Resolved, 1. That we heartily j ap
prove -the provisional agreement
heretofore entered into between the
Commissioners appointed t the
Board at Alnprraon aud of Audit and
Finance, and the President and
Boards of Directors of the said Cape
Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad Com
pany, viz. : That the city of Wilming
ton should subscribe to! the capital
stock of the Cape Fear fciYadkin Val
ley Railroad Company, One hundred
and fifty thousand dollars, said sub
scription to be paid either in cash or
in the bonds of the city at par, at the
option of the Boards pf Aldermen! and
of Audit and Finance, this subscrip
tion to be paid, as follows:
Ten thousand dollars upon the
completion of the first five miles of
the road, beginning at j the city of
Wilmington, and to j pay; in like in
stalments, as each consecutive sec
tion of five miles is completed; pro
vided, that the last payment of $10,
000 shall be made only upon the en
tire completion of the road to Fay
etteville, the railroad company pledg
ing itself to build a depot within the
corporate limits ofl Wilmington J and
to commence work! oni said road
within four months after- the ratifica
tion of the subscription, and continue
said work without interruption until
the road is fully completed to Fav-
etteville,
! In exchange for every
payment of
$10,000, as provided above, the said
railroad company shall enerace to
turn over to the city an equal amount
of certificates of the capital stock of
the company. j
! Resolvedft. That the Board of Alder
men and the Board of Audit and Fi
nance be requested to re-appoint the
five Commissioners heretofore in
charge of the negotiations with the
President and Directors 'of the Cape
Fear and Yadkin! Valley Railroad
Company, with instructions to secure,
if possible, the renewal of the propo
sition as above stated in brief, or
some similar proposition, and this
being done we lurge -the Board
of Aldermen to submit the question
of supscription to said Cape Fear and
Yadkin Valley Railroad, to an elec
tion of the people according to law.
said election to be!
neiq as soon as
respectfully j sub-
practicable.
All of which is
mitted.
Col. Atkinson, ja,fter reading the
report, spoke briefly of I the import
ance of bringing the C. F. & Y. V. R.
R. here immediately, as there were
others striving toj induce the syndi
cate to go in another direction, and
moved that the resolutions of the
committee be adopted. Remarks
were now in order, bnl no remarks
were made until Mr. B. G. Worth
arose and said that he had always
noticed in meetings of this kind how
prevalent modesty was, jjut that after
one man spoke all were anxious to
take a hand so for k starter he
would state that he was1 in favor of a
liberal subscription, and there seem
ed to be no doubt ot thej road having
an early connection! in the West.
Mr. Currie, whd was (called upon.
said that he hadj been talking the
u. jr. c x. v. R. R.
for many years,
and was glad toj
agreed with him
see that so many
He paid that the
Western connection
was not only
and moreover,
American trade
easy but . assured;
spoke of the South
which Wilmingtpri could build up,
Desmes the benefits which would ac
crue to it from its dimAt.
with Cincinnati.!) He also spoke of
the vast mineral resources and great
grazing section that we would be
brought (into direct communication
with by the C. F. & Y. V. R. R, and
said what the Baltimore & Ohio rail
road was to Baltimore,
thisJWestern
connection would
be td us. He also
thought that all the railroads ought
to be in favor of the connection as it
would bring much traffic to Wilming
ton, which would be distributed by i
"the other roads. ' I . . . j
Mr. Currie, in conclusion, gave ex
amples of the energy of Durham, j
Lynchburg and j Richmond in rail-'
road building, and hoped that the
good people- of Wilmington would
pull together and take advantage of
their opportunities and secure the
extension of the t road to this port
immediately. . , -. ,
The question was ithen called for
and the resolutions of the committee
were adopted unanimously. ;
After 'this it .was moved that the
same committee be appointed to pre
sent the resolutions to. the Board of
of Aldermen and the Board of Audit
and Finance, and this was also unan
imously carried, j . ,
The meeting then adjourned.
: It was a most harmonious meeting,
and the unanimous way in which eve
ry motion was carried and the enthu
siasm which prevailed, cannot fail to
be fuost gratifying to the friends of
the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad.-
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The people of Wilmington are fully
aroused to the importance of immedi
ate action in regard to this matter,and
there seems to be no doubt that the
question of subscribing $150,000 to the
Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad
will be put to tle Board of Aldermen
and Board of Audit and Finance, and
be submitted to the people and car
ried. , ' ! l ' -;
Crop Comment.
. Some have been led to believe that
the cotton crop4 in this State at least,
was thirty per cent, larger than last
year. This opinion has been based
upon the fact that up . to this time
twenty-three thousand bales have
been received at I this port in excess
of the amount received up to the
same date last year. Conversing
with planters, and some of them
intelligent men and close observers,
they state that the excess in produc
tion in not as large as supposed
granting that there is an excess at al).
They say that the seasons being un-j
usually favorable, cotton opened two
weeks sooner than usual, and the
bolls opened with a uniformity on the
plant that enabled them to gather
more at one picking than at any time
for many years previous. If such . is
the case, the present rush of the
"fleecy staple" does not indicate, as
many suppose, an excessive crop.
Whether the cotton crop is better or
not the farmers on "a general ave
rage," must be in a better condi
tion as a result of success in
othei agricultural ventures than
cotton, as they are certainly "pur
chasing supplies more freely than for
years past. Whenever you see a far
mer building new houses, putting up
plank fences, improving his yards
and gardens and hauling new furni
ture home, yOu may put it down as a
sure fact that "he is doing well."
The tobacco planter who was for
tunate enough to gather his crop be
fore the recent frosts, certainly has
cause for congratulation. The prices
for it were steep before the frosts and
now that it is supposed that one
third of the crop was badly injured by
them, it is hard to state what prices
the fine grades of "long cut," "short
cut" and "pig tail" may command. If
any of our up-country friends should
suddenly become rich on the crop and
wish to put a coat of arms on the
panel of his carriage, he should adopt
as his latin motto, "Quid rides," as
Sheridan once suggested to one of his
neighbors. who had become rich from
the sale of the narcotic weed.
married Against flli Will.
An interesting case was tried in the
Superior Court yesterday; John D.
Southerland suing for divorce from
Melissa Southerland. The plaintiff
in the case is quite a young man. He
came to this county with his parents
from Duplin three or four years ago
and settled in Federal Point town
ship, where he became acquainted
with Miss Melissa Turley, the daugh
ter of Mr. Win. Turley, a farmer liv
in the neighborhood.! Young Souther
land "kept company" with Miss
Melissa for some months. Although
he might have contemplated matri
mony, , he was rather dilatory
about coming to the point, and Miss
Turley's father thought it was advis
able to hurry up matters.
It was alleged by the plaintiff that
he was waylaid in the woods and
captured, and with! a pistol point
ed at his head by - the father of
the young lady, was told that he
must "marry or die." Seeing that
there was no escape,! Southerland re
luctantly submitted, and was then and
there joined in wedlock with the
young lady by a justice of the peace,
who was with the party that made
the capture. Southerland, the re
luctant groom, said that he accom
panied his bride to her parent's home
but left soon afterwards, and has ever
since refused to live with her.
The defendant was not present in
the court room, nor was she repre
sented by counsel, j
The jury rendered a verdict for the
plaintiff, finding that he was forced
violently and against his will to mar
ry the defendant, i ,
British Steamship in Port.
There are now six! "tramp" steam
ers in port, to load cotton. The
Benacre, jl,130 tons; Thornycroft,
1,122 tons; Nicosian, 873 tons; Pen
eher, 991" tons; Parklands,' 1,194 tons;
and Roseville, 1,086 tons. All of these
vessels will load compressed cotton
and will carry something near twenty-six
thousand bales. The stock at
this port is upwards of twenty-nine
thousand bales. : - j
Death of B. a. mcQuIffc.
Mr. E. H.. McQuigg, a former resi
dent of Wilmington, died in Wash
ington, D.C.,last Monday, from con
sumption.! Mr. McQuigg was a Re
publican; for a number of years he
was a justice of j the peace for Kew
Hanover county, and at one time TJ.
S. Commissioner. He was a man of
excellent sense; quiet and unobtru
sive in manner, and had many friends
in this community. He leaves a wife
and two children.
Cotton Ola Accident.
Mr. R.' M. Gavin had one of his
hands terribly mangled a few days
ago, while: ginning cotton for Messrs.
J. F. doom Sc Bra, at Magnolia. The
first finger of his hand was cut off, the
iiinoLuger nearly severed near 'tne
hand, and the two middle fingers
split their entire length and up into
we unuu
OOUHrXT AITFAIHS.
Proceeding r meeting Board of
'-r". V! ,7-, f (Commissioners. ;f ,
The Board of County "Commission
ers met In : regular, session: yesterday
afternoon... - All. the members were
present. - . ' '.
The county treasurer submitted his
monthly report, showing a balance
on hand to the credit of . the general
fund amounting to $2,036.46, and fa
balance of $8,413.67 to the credit of
the educational fund. v
The register's report showed fees
received from marriage licenses
amounting to $9.98 and paid over to
the treasurer. ' . 7
The chairman reported 'delinquent
taxes collected amounting to $47.94,
and exhibited the treasurer's receipt
for the same.
In the matter of taxes of Benj. M.
Campbell, for 1881 and 1883, H. A.
Bagg, referee, reported that he
found upon examination that the
sheriff sold the property for delin
quent taxes for the years mentioned,
the county becoming the purchaser;
and upon further examination, found
that Anthony Campbell listed and
paid the taxes for the said years, as
evidenced by receipts of the sheriff.
; It J was therefore ordered by the
Board that the tax deeds held by the
county be delivered to the Bald An
thony Campbell . or his representa
tives, and that said deeds be declared
null and void, and be " cancelled by
the register. - '
Poll taxes were ordered, remitted
against certain parties who were
shown to be non-residents.
Licenses to retail spirituous liquors
were granted to A. H. Holmes, Fred.
B. Rice, Wash Moseley and J. L.
Crooui.
A communication was received from
the President of the Wilmington, On
low & East Carolina R. R. Co., and
upon motion it was resolved to meet
a committee from the company on
Monday next at 3.39 p. m. The rail
road company ask the release to them
of the old plank road, lying in the
county and extending from Seven
teenth street to the line of Pender
county, and request a conference with
the Board on the subject.
A TI.N t lC COAST LINK.
The L-xarv of Travel increasing
Comfort for Florida Tourists -Pall
. man Veetlbale Trains.
To meet the demand of the increas
ing tourist and pleasure seeking
travel to Florida, and to keep pace
with the luxurious hotels provided
for their comfort, arrangements have
been perfected for the running of
Pullman vestibule trains between
New- York and Florida, beginning
about January 1st, 1888.
These trains are so connected by
means of vestibles that they consti
tute! one continuous car, rendered
flexible at the points of connection by
means of folded diaphragms. Through
this ingenious device the entire train
is made to form a series of apartments,
so that the traveler may pass from
one end to the other, precisely as
he passes from one room to another
in his own house. The vestibules
are formed by enclosing the plat
formthey are as elegantly finished
as any part of the car carpeted so as
to entirely conceal the points of con-
nActiox between the joined ears, and
illuminated by means of electric
lights depending from the ceilings,
whose rays fall through cut glass
paneled' doors full upon the steps.
Many of the advantages of the ves
tibule train are obvious. It relieves
the traveller, in passing from one
part of the train to another, from the
annoyance of the whirlwind on the
platform, caused by the rapid motion
of the train, as also from the cold of
the open air in winter, from the dust
in supper, and from the storms at all
seasons. It forms an easy connection
with: the dining-room, the smoking
room, the library.
Trains of these cars, composed ex
clusively of drawing-room containing
library, reading, smoking rooms and
buffet, dining cars in which meals
will be seryed en route, and sleeping
cars fitted with all the comforts, con
veniences and luxuries, are now being
built by the Pullman Palace Car Com
pany for this service, which will un
doubtedly form the finest railway
trains in the world. Exteriorly they
will present the appearance of a block
of artistically finished houses, while
interiorly they will rival both in
beauty and decoration, and in varied
living conveniences, an elaborately
finished and richly appointed city
mansion. The schedule for these
trains will be so arranged as to leave
New York after breakfast, say about
9 : 30, and reach Florida the following
day in time for dinner, being but one
night on the road.
Snddeu Death of Col. Grafflln.
Col. C. L. Grafflin, one of Wilming
ton's most prominent citizens, was
stricken with paralysis last Saturday
at Lincolnton and died on the Sun
day following. He had been in de
clining health for two years past, but
it was hoped that he was in a fair
way to complete recovery, when the
sudden and unexpected summons
came.
The remains were brought to this
eity last night, and were met at the
depot and escorted to his late resi
dence, corner of Third and Walnut
streets, by Wilmington Lodge, No.
819, A. F. & A. M. The funeral will
take place to-day, from the residence,
at 11 a. m.
Col. Grafflin was an active member
of - Grace M. E. Church; a man of
kindly heart and generous nature,
and was held in the highest esteem
by all. He was born in Baltimore,
Md., in 1833, and came to Wilmington
about fifteen years ago, as Superin
tendent of the Navassa Guano Co., of
which he was a large stockholder..
His wife and four children one son
and three daughters survive him.
The -.ate Col. Grafflin.
The; funeral of the late Col. C. L.
Grafflin took place yesterday fore-,
noon, at 11 o'clock. The services
were conducted by Rev. , Dr. Yates, of
Grace M. E. Church, assisted by Rev.
P. H. Hoge, of the First Presbyterian
Church. The interment took place
in Oakdale Cemetery. . The pall
bearers were Capt. W. M. Parker, Col.
Roger Moore, Dr. . W. G. Thomas,
Messrs. W. W. Hodges, H. M. Bow
den,' Isaac Bates, Geo. P. Cotchett,
Geo. W. Kidder, W. T Daggett and
R; Chapman..
Col. Grafflin was a steward and
trustee and a member, of the building
committee of Grace M. E. Church,
and as a token of respect, its official
board met the remains at the depot
on .Monday night, and yesterday
morning in a body met at the par
sonage - and attended the funeral,
wearing badges of mourning.
Proposed . -limitation of
' of If aval Stores.
The Naval Stores Mutual Protec
tive Association of Georgia have in
augurated a movement to restrict the
production of rosin and spirits of tur
pentine. Major Wm Lesford, one
of the speakers at the meeting of the
association held in Savannah, said:
Too many boxes have been cut for
several seasons past, and now there
is a larger stock of spirits of - turpen
tine on the market than the world
can use for a long while to come.
Everybody has been in a hurry to get
rich, and. has cut '. more and more
boxes year by year, notwithstanding
the fact that prices were going stead
ily down. Now the manufacturers
are getting nothing for their goods
and ruin is staring them in the
face. If they go on cutting as
many new crops as they have in the
Sast they will break. - They cannot
o any worse if they stop altogether
for a year or two. That will allow
the world .time enough to use up the
stock on hand and prices will have to
go up and the manufacturers will
make money. It will pay them hand
somely to almost entirely discontinue
new cutting for a couple of seasons.'
In conclusion, Mr. Lesford urged
the manufacturers to adopt resolu
tions agreeing to cut short the crop
of next season 60 or 75 per cent.
A number of other speeches were
madeH and before the meeting adjourned-it
was agreed that all would
sign a contract not to cut more than
one-fourth as many boxes as last
year. ' ''. J
The following wefe appointed a
committee of South . Carolina pro
ducer's to work up an organization in
the Palmetto State: Dr. J. W. Mc
Coy, Messrs. Benj. j®g, M. B. S.
Brown and B. Lj Pierson. North
Carolina and Alabama producers
will be asked to enter into a similar
agreement and to form associations.
' The factors present at the meeting
were not 'disposed .. to join in the
movement. They j were asked their
views, and unanimously declared that
there was no money in naval stores,
and there would not be until the crop
is reduced, but they could suggest ino
means of reducing the crop. They
thought that the difficulties would
adjust themselves, as in all other lines
of business; that low prices would cut
down the output and the reduced
crop would then advance prices.
They all said that they could not
pledge themselves not to lend money
to! men.because they could not foresee
wjiat cases would arise, and they
could not pledge away their freedom
of action in individual cases.
A iBmnoe Bald.
peputy Collector C. D. Myers re
turned yesterday from Pender coun
ty, where acting upon information,
he found and seized a copper still
which had been used in the manufac
ture of moonshine whiskey by Napo
leon Bonaparte Taylor or Wiley
Stokes, the two illicit distillers now
in jail here, awaiting trial at the next
term of the United States District
Court. The still was found in the
Holly Shelter section of Pender, hid
den in a swamp. It was taken by the
captors to Rocky Point for safe keep
ing.
WASHINGTON.
Total Purchase of Bonds Under Be
cent Circulars Cansal scene at the
metropolitan HI. E. Church The
State Department Informed of the
Seizure of the Samoan Islands by
Germany.
Bv Tel(rrpH to tbe Morning Star.
Washington, Oct 2. A statement pre
pared at the Treasury Department, in re
gard to tbe purchase of bonds under the
circular of August, inviting proposals for
the sale of four and a half per cent bonds,
and under the circular; of September 23d,
off rings to buy four and a half per cent
bonds at a fixed price, shows that the to
tal amount of bonds purchased (face value)
id $21,423,250; total amount of premium
paid thereon $2,683,929; total amount of
saving to maturity of loans $4,458,613.
An unusual scene occurred at the Metro
politan M. E Church to-night, when Rev.
John P. Newman.in a sermon on "Infidel
ity J" referred in severe terms to the AnarJ
cbista. "Could any American citizen," he
said, "ten years ago have imagined the cir
culation of a petition to pardon those
whose hands are red with the blood of tbe
defenders of the public peace and safety?
What is back of this anarchy, this dare
devil movement on the part of those vil
lains who ought to have been hung long
agq ?"' At this point many of the audience
rose to their feet, clapped their hands; and
wtth loud demonstrations announced their
approval of the minister's words.
Washihgton. Oct. 8. The total amount
of bonds offered by the government to-day
was $'295,750, of which $243,500 were four
and half per cents, and $53,250 were fours.
The news that tbe Germans have de
posed and seized King Malltoa, of the Sa
moan Islands, is a surprise to tbe State
Department, inasmuch as negotiations have
been progressing during the past year be
tween England,- Germany and the United
States, looking to a joint agreement to
maintain an autonomous native govern
meut on the Island. I The Department is
daily expecting advices from our consul at
Apia. y
Washiuqtoh, Oct. 4. Offerings of
bonds to tbe government continuo light,
and it is now thought that the balance of
the fourteen million called for by the cir
cular of September 23d, will not be secured
by the 8 h inst. It is, therefore, likely that
the period fixed for the purchase of bonds
for the sinking fund may be extended a
fe duys, or that Secretary Fairchild may
decide to allow the offer to remain indefi
nitely until the requisite amount shall have
been obtained. To-day's offer aggregated
$168,850, of which $154,400 were four and
a half per cents and $14,450 four per
cents. I
The old story that English syndicates
are resorting to extreme measures to-dispossess
settlers from syndicate lands pur
chased from western roads was revived
here to day. No official information has
been received on the subject at the Interior
Department. i
Washington. Oct. 5. The total amount
of bonds-offered to the government to-day
was $1,744,200, of which $1,657,100 were
four and a half per cents and $87,100 four
per cents; making thejtotal to date $12,079,
650. The increased offerings to-day en
courage the Treasury officials to the belief
that the balance required for the sinking
fund will be obtained within the next two
days. : "
Washington, Oct: 5. Mrs. Rachel
Strong, wire of Hon. Wm. Strong, Justice
of the Supreme Court of the United States,
on the retired list, died at her residence tn
this city shortly after 11 o'clock last night,
of consumption, aged 67 years.
The United Supreme Court wiil convene
at noon on Tuesday naxt. . Tbe nnmber of
cases on the docket to-day is 1,119 an in
crease of thirty-seven as compared with
the same date last year. Sixteen cases, in
which argument had been heard, were left
without decision when the Court adjourned
foMhe summer in May last. The most
important of them being the -telephone
case. It is probable that the Court, in ac
cordance with its usual custom, will ad
journ on ; the first day of the term, after
hearing'motions and acting upon applica
tions for admission to the bar, and decisions
in pending cases can therefore hardly be
expected before Monday, October 17th.
A decision in tbe telephone cases will not
be rendered, it is thought, before Novem
ber. ; - , ' . .
I She could walk as melius ever. "
I have used 8alvation Oil for rheuma
tism in the feet and, after several -pplica-tions
was entirely relieved from pain and
could walk as well as ever . I 1 i
k J?"? WATKINS, i
t 30 Cumberland St.. Baltimore mh
Iiarce Amass Rfeetlnc In London
Government's Irish Policy Con-'
demned Stanley Heard From-Tnr-key
Makes a Proposal to . Russia
Relative to Bulcarla More League
meetings In Ireland.
By Cable to the Horning Star.
London, Oct. 2 A mass meeting,
which was attended by ten thousand per
son?, was held to-day at Tower Hill. The
police seized the placards announcing the
meeting and demanded the names of the
promoters of the demonstration. Speeches
were made from six platforms. Tbe
speakers ' condemned the . government's
Irish .policy and the conduct of the police
at Mitcheltstown. Appropriate resolutions
were! put and carried. A strong force of
police were present, but theLi services were
not needed, as the proceedings were order
ly throughout.
Constantinople, Oct. 2. The ' Porte,
in its last note to Russia, suggested that
Turkey and Russia appoint a commissioner
of princely rank, to govern Bulgaria for
three months, and to convoke a new So
branje for the election of a Prince. It is
repotted that the Russian government will
not reply to the note until the Czar returns
to Bt Petersburg, but that Russia will not
disfavor tho proposal, because, while wait
ing, jeventa may change the situation.
Athens, Oct. 2. An attempt was made
to-day to murder the Turkish Minister
hereir - . j ;: - '-; ". .
Sif. Paul Db Loakda, Oct 2. Accord
ing to the last news received at Boma, from
the I Upper Congo, Stanley was pushing
forward, and the only difficulties he met
with were the natural obstacles of the
country.
DtTBLiN, Oct. 3. Several branches of
the National League held meetings yester
day in the Mitcheltstown district. In one
case hundreds of people evaded the police
and went to a fortified house outside the
town, where a meeting took place. Mr.
Marideville, who was tned with Mr.
O'Brien for using seditious language, and
sentenced to two months' imprisonment,
but.releaaed on bail, presided and made a
speech, in which he declared that it was
impossible to destroy the League, - Reso
lutions were passed strongly condemning
the 1 governments interfering with public
meetings and the freedom of speech.
London. Oct. 8. The Mark Lane Ex
press, in its review of the British grain
trade during the past week, says: The de
mand for seed wheat in tbe provinces has
caused an advance in the local markets of
6 pence to 1 shilling, but has only made
prices in London firmer. Sales of English
wheat during the week were 75,503 quar
ters, at 28s and Sd, against 60.431 quarters,
at 80s and 3d, during the corresponding
period last year. Flour is offered freely at
low rates. Foreign wheat is slow; the
finest south Russian andAmencan spring
are rather stronger, -porn is firmer. There
have been thirteen arrivals of wheat car
goes; three were sold, three were with
drawn, and four remained. At to-day's
market English wheat was steady. There
were - few transactions in South Russian
and Indian, at an 'advance of 6 pence.
Flbur was 6 pence dearer. Corn was
against buyers. Barley was a fraction
higher. . j
Athens, October 4. The shock of an
earthquake was felt throughout Greece at 1
o'clock this morning. The disturbance was
the, strongest on the northern and southern
shores of the Gulf of Corinth.
IiONDON. Oct. 4. During the Mitchells -town
inquest to-day, Harrington caused
a scene by openly declaring that the police
who had testified had committed perjury.
Head-constable Brownrigg declared that he
valued the lives of the police more than he
did the lives of the rioters.
Eight men who were arrested for con
nection with the killing of Constable
Whelehan at the time of the encounter be
tween the moonlighters and the force of po
liee at farmer Sexton's house sometime
ago; were brought up in the Police Court
to-day at Eonis, and formally charged with
being implicated in the murder. Members
of the National League with bands escorted
the prisoners from jail to the courtroom.
Mr.Cox and Mr. Couybeare, M. P.'s. were
present in the court- room during the pro
ceedings. St. Petersburg, Oct. 5. M. DeGiers,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, has written a
letter to Chakir Pasha, Turkish Ambassa
dor to Russia, announcing Russia's accept
ance ' of the Porte's proposal to send an
Ottoman commissioner to Bulgaria, to act
in conjunction with a Russian Lieuten
ant Governor of princely . t&ak ; but
instead of the latter'a being subordinate
to tbe Ottoman commissioner,. Russia pro
poses that the Ottoman commissioner shall
have second rank. Russia also proposes
that the term for which appointments be
made shall be four months instead of three
as mentioned in the Porte's proposal. Ac
cording to the same reports, Russia urges
that the question of the participation of
Roumehan deputies in the elections of
Bulgaria, and for members of the Sobranje,
be admitted to the consideration of tbe
Powers, while, according to others. Russia
insists that the Roumclian deputies shall
not sit in the Sobranje. The Porte's
acceptance of Russian general as Lieut.
Governor of Bulgaria, is regarded as pledg
ing "Turkey to supportlRusaia's proposal
involving ,if necessary, Turkish initiative
action in Bulgaria.
A Sound Legal Opinion.
Ei.'Bainbridfirn MnndAT "Pan f!nnn.
ty Atty., Clay Co., Tex., says: Have
used Electric Bitters with most hap-
J' y results. My brother also was very
owjwith Malarial Fever and Jaun
dice, but was cured by timely use of
this, medicine. Am satisfied Electric
Bitters saved his life."
Mr. D. L Wilcoxson, of Horse Cave,
Ky; adds a like testimony, saying:
He positively believes he would nave
died, had it not been for Electric
Bitters.
This great remedy will ward off, as
well as cure all Malarial Diseases,
and, for all Kidney, Liver and Sto
mach Disorders stands unequaled.
Price 50c. and $1 at W. H. Green &
Co's. Drug Store.
THE ANARCHISTS.
Their Friends claim Hundreds, of
Thousands of Signatures to Pardon
Petliloa, and the Receipt of Large
Sams for the Defence Pond.
. j By Telegraph to the Horning Star.
. Chicago, Oct 4. L. S. Oliver, Presi
dent of the Amnesty Association, which
has charge of the petitions to Gov. Oglesby
in behalf of the condemned Anarchists,
said yesterday that the work of the Associ
ation was progressing rapidly. Outside of
Chicago there is a great demand for peti
tion: blanks, and .thousands of copies have
beetl sent to many cities and towns in
Iowa, Colorado, California, Missouri, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, New York and other States.
New York alone will furnish some 50,000
signatures to the petition, while in Boston
a great many signatures of prominent citi
zens will be obtained. In Chicago the
number of signatures is large. Most of the
members of the various labor organizations
have signed the petition The defence
fund of the Anarchists has been considera
bly Increased since the announcement of
the decision of the Supreme Court Sub
scriptions in favor of the Anarchists have
been started in England. -.-
Gustave Belz says that during the last
two weeks the amount of money subscribed
to the defence fund by the German Unions
or jChicago, amounts to nearly $30,080.
TW large cities of the United States are
.expected to contribute $100,000 during the
present month. ;
vThe attorneys are rapidly closing up
their work preparatory to presenting the
ft?J?hton .f ; to lthe U- 8" Supreme
Court Capt Black received word yeater
day from deputy Snow, announbmg that a
complete transcript of the record would be
finished and placed in he attorneys' hands
by Wednesday of next week. Gen. Pryor
will not come to this city.
i9 I - j - -i
f. O. Toggle. LaGrange, Ga., writing
about Darby s Prophylactic Fluid, says:
It;is a priceless jewel as a disinfectant
and! deodorizer. My wife states for the
benefit of young mothers that it is a valu
able adjunct to the nursery." It i eonallv
so to parents travelling with children. Not
only is the Fluid invaluable as a deodorizer,
but a few drops added to the water in bath
ing will remove all eruptions from the skin,
chafing, etc, and greatly refresh and
soothe. ; ; -
. Purchases of 783 hogsheads of burley
tObSCCO Warn maifo In Tnla-I1l- tr
terday at $20 per hundred pounds.
Rev. Q
C. Conference.
F
Ronnri r.f .i
has hP.,. .Uie N.
Western Oregon
tern Oregon by Bishop Qed
learn from tho Goldsboro iXanbery. as
we
jounce
inston Republican- i? J
sufficient have been obtained fni ,k Unds
chase of a monument which will hi . pu,v
shortly over the last resting xtoL '
thew Stach, the first (MoraviaSli0 ,
to Greenland, whose emains ire l00"?
,m the i graveyard lat Bethabara. thl 2?
A party of colored youths
from Waughtown last Sunday ,T dWn
meetmg near Lick Skillet, ana d. )T nn
day four Of the number t. i. U?S tbe
in which Josh Scales was cut with IT1"
or razor in; a serious manner and Jt nifc
tlMilnnB.fea5:-
. Greensboro Patriot: Mr T o
Hampton, whoa short time .i...
the Morning News, has remove " with
family to Raleigh, where ho Z ,fal8
large increase of business over the c p i
Y. V. R R. has rendered it necesa'r ,&
the company to build one hundred
tional box cars. The YounL v dl
Christian I Association of Reidsviilp
number 75, members. --Ex-alt ,1
W. Holden. who once figured so n; W"
nently in the history of thfi 8tatefhBu
very sick at his home in RaSh Men
years ago he was paralyzed, and ever iT
his health has been precarious. Slnee
- Durham Plant: Real estate in
Durham is rushing up hill at terrific JL
speed. On last Monday Mr. J r a?'
sold several lots of land lying more ik 18
one-half mile from the corporate limj ft
the town of Durham, for nearly $1 Zn
acre. - Mr. James A. Bryin dnrt r
O. S Bryan, of New Bern.ook &
worth of stock in the i Fin National E
ui -uruam; air. raui U. Cameron, of Hill,
boro. took' $5,000 worth; Mr. G. w
of Baltimore. $10,000; Mr. J. A. LoL " ;
Roxboro, $1,000; D. C. Parks, of Hii)?'
boro. $1,000, and Lawrence Holt 15 Z
$75,000 invested by people from a 'digtam!:
shows that capitalists are not afraid ti,..
Durham is a bubble. "rawthtt
Goldsboro Argus; We regret
to learn of the death of Mr. Joe Shine , t
the Mt. Olive section, which occurred Sun
day night last. On Sundav morni
last, Bishop Key, of the M. E. Church
Louth, preached in St. Paul Church thii
city, to ah immense congregation, th'e c&
pacious church being crowded to its utmoni
capacity. He is a tall, portly, handsome
man, seemingly about fiftv years of aof
with piercing eyes, high forehead, ir
gray hair and whiskers. He has a vJry im
posing and deliberate manner, a good clear
voice, without any of the softer notes that
we are apt to think are born of sorrow, and
which are absolutely necessary to enable a
speaker to reach the depths of pathos. The
sermon was made interesting by illustra
tions, and timely and appropriate degree
sions from the main thread of his dis
course; and was as a whole a masterly ef
fort. ' .
Charlotte Chronicle: During the
month of September 4,692 bales of coiton
were brought to Charlotte by wagons.
A test of the Charlotte water works was
made yesterday afternoon, 'the intention of
the company being to demonstrate their
ability to come up to the contract, which,
provides for five streams of water 75 feet
high at the same time. The test was a fail
ure, or at least it did not come up to the
contract, though up to the bursting of the
pipes very creditable streams were thrown.
Mr. Egbert Harty, who was so bru
tally assaulted by a waiter in the Eutavr
House. Baltimore, about September 5th
arrived home yesterday, having sufficiently
recovered to be able to travel. His mother,
who has been with him constantly since
the day following the affair, accompanied
him home. The wound on Mr. Harty's
head is healing rapidly and he will soon be
himself again.. Madden, the waiter who
assaulted him, has never been heard from
since he disappeared from the Eutaw din
ing room.'
Charlotte Chronicle: Mr. Cra
mer, of the Genesee gold mine, yesterday
brought $35,000 worth of gold to the assay
office here i Madden, the waiter who
assaulted Mr. E. K. Harty, in the Eutaw
House, has been captured at Harrisburg,
Pa. He will be brought back to Balti
more for trial. The water works
question was taken up, and the sidermen
settled the matter by cancelling the city's
contract with the Water Works Company
and inviting correspondence upon the sub
ject of building new water works to be
owned and. operated by the city.
There was ! a large gathering of railroad
conductors In this city last Sunday, the
object being to organize a division of the
-Order of Railway Conductors. Represen
tatives were here from North Carolina,
South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia and
Tennessee, lit was a fine gathering, lum
bering altogether 100 men. though all these
were not present at the same time, some
coming in on the noon train, while others
went out on the same train. The division
established in Charlotte, as a result of Ik
meeting Sunday, is to be known as "Char
lotte Division." -
Washington Gazette: Several
persons in Pitt have made tobacco this
year. In the vicinity of Penny Hill we
saw three tobacco barns, and thera are
doubtless more that we did not see.
A nrntnMM) moafln o f T?of Vi nl ho T?nu
.w vw wuvviu n. uvtuvi v.
Mr. Gattis(M.E. Church) has just closed
wm ao or 20 aaauions. rne free
Will Baptists met in yearly and Union
Meeting at Gum Swamp on Thursday,
Sept. 22nd, very few persons being present
on tbe first day. The aged pastor, Eider
R. K. Hearn, and tbe assistant Elder,
Henry Parker, tendered their resignations,
which were refused, and they re-elected the
former for life and the latter for tbe u"sual
time, one year, a just and fitting tribute to
the faithful ' men, who have served that
congregation so long. I noticed attend--ing
the meeting Elders Tyson, Hathvay,
Harrell, Johnson and, others, including
Elder B. Albritton, who has been a preach
er for 45 years, and I am told has baptized,
about four thousand persons. The speak
ers were Elders Hearn and Slaughter, of
the Baptists, also R. W. Stanclll, of Troy.
N. Y., and A. Latham, of Leechville, Dis
ciples. ' Raleigh News-' Observer: The
first fire alarm of the season was given
Sunday afternoon about 4 30 o'clock.
It was reported that there were 190
students enrolled at the University.
The wonder of the street yesterday was sn
immense pumpkin displayed at tbe store
of Messrs. W. C. & A. B. Btronach. U
weighs 1151 pounds and measured six feet
around. It came from the farm of Mr.
W. C. 8tronach. The Methodist
congregation which has for several years
occupied the church buildiDg on corner of
Person and Davie streets commenced in
worship in Briggs' Hall last Sunday
Services will be continued here until the
erection of the handsome church edifice
they are now contemplating. Their ne
bunding will be erected at the corner ot
Person and Morgan streets and will cost
about $15,000. A. V. Emery,
white man, was brought before Justice f
CvMrcom yesterday for being involved in
an affray. Examination was waived ana,
the facts are not known. In ihe affray
Emery threw a two-pound weight at
negro named Bython Jones, striking b"D
on the head and crushing in about two
Inches of the skull.
- Raleigh Recorder: " Five per
sons united - with the First church
Thursday evening last three byexpen-
ence and two by letter. There are
four Baptist churches in Richmond county
now without a pastor, viz.: Pleasa
Grove, Saronr, Hamlet and Hoffman. r
At this time tbe Baptist Orphanage is
root noad ) TCnt K 1 m-:Ja OVfir Ue
State can not do a wiser thing now than w
send funds ; and contributions in kind w
send funds
"TThe
Bro. Mills
iiro. Mills for-the children.
TIT . T. . j ... - l.U. ita fiXV
n ratera xapnsi uonvenuon nuiuo if
session with the church at Clyde Station on
the 12th of - October. Rev. Duncan
McLeod. of Lillintrton. N. C. has receivea
and accented a call tn the Bvrne
church, Petersburg, Va. Many, r
men who followed Jackson and Lee durics
Many of tne
- onl Te duneff
the late war, came home when it was over
to do eminent ser-fra na citizens sod ?
Christians. One of these is Col. Asbforo.
of Clinton. Elder G. W. HuO
now in his 83d year, and sadly broken
health, is spending the evening ot "
m.lntlfl IL. I. m t.!.-. tm.nftpflt SOU '
Dupiin county. His ministry covers .
perioa or niiv-seven vears. ..
the most, honored citizens of y; '
Sampson county, is Elder HenrysP'"
Tkniinh t.;o l....nnn CMM. DO U"
Though past his four-score years, be is
yet an old man. His form is erect,
step is elastic, his look is ahead, fil
the present year he was married to uis w
wue.
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